The Gretna Police Department made a $1.2 million drug bust last week. The drug bust happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday. According to police, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a portable storage container located on Shrewsbury Road after a tip from Homeland Security Investigations and Border Enforcement Security Task Force. A drug dog alerted agents to the contents of the container being positive for drug odor. Agents got a search warrant, and worked with the establishment to set up a time to be alerted when the owner of the container arrived, according to the report. On Thursday agents were told the man who paid for the storage container would be at the location around 10:15 a.m. Investigators watched the man, Walter Fea, unlock the unit, according to police. Agents then approached Fea and took him into custody. Police said the unit contained 325 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $1.2 million. After taking Fea into custody, investigators learned he was due to deliver the marijuana to a man in Harvey. In an effort to continue the investigation, police took the truck to the 4600 block of Laplaco Boulevard and parked the van. Investigators took Charles Angell into custody after he traveled from a residence on Oakmere Boulevard and parked directly beside the van. After a search of the residence on Oakmere Boulevard, a third person, Theresa Beasley, Angell's girlfriend, was taken into custody. All three were booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. Fea was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Charles was booked with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, and Beasley was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

GRETNA, La. —

The Gretna Police Department made a $1.2 million drug bust last week.

The drug bust happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

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According to police, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a portable storage container located on Shrewsbury Road after a tip from Homeland Security Investigations and Border Enforcement Security Task Force.

A drug dog alerted agents to the contents of the container being positive for drug odor.

Agents got a search warrant, and worked with the establishment to set up a time to be alerted when the owner of the container arrived, according to the report.

On Thursday agents were told the man who paid for the storage container would be at the location around 10:15 a.m.

Investigators watched the man, Walter Fea, unlock the unit, according to police.

Agents then approached Fea and took him into custody.

Police said the unit contained 325 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $1.2 million.

After taking Fea into custody, investigators learned he was due to deliver the marijuana to a man in Harvey.

In an effort to continue the investigation, police took the truck to the 4600 block of Laplaco Boulevard and parked the van.

Investigators took Charles Angell into custody after he traveled from a residence on Oakmere Boulevard and parked directly beside the van.

After a search of the residence on Oakmere Boulevard, a third person, Theresa Beasley, Angell's girlfriend, was taken into custody.

All three were booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.

Fea was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Charles was booked with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, and Beasley was booked with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.